The voice of Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and a host of other Simpsons characters has taken revenge on Ted Cruz for an awful audition video by recording a clip of him imitating the Republican nominee hopeful.

Harry Shearer has shared his apparent response to a video Cruz made auditioning to replace Shearer on The Simpsons.

At the end of June, Cruz uploaded a video stating his ambition to get a part in The Simpsons, “now that Harry Shearer is retiring”.

He gave impressions of some of the show’s best loved characters including, Mr Burns, Ned Flanders, Lisa and Homer.

He begins the clip by explaining he is auditioning for the role of Cruz due to Cruz’s stumbles and struggles in the Republican presidential primary race.

He uses the word snivel in a number of forms as he impersonates Cruz.

“When Donald Trump attacked my wife Heidi he proved himself to be a snivelling coward, I think I can say without undue modesty that during my 20-plus-year career defending and protecting the constitutional liberties of all Americans I have proven myself to be a the very least a snivelling hero.”

“There comes a time in the lives of all great nations when the choice comes down to the better of two snifflers,” he continues.